Sopwith Pup RNAS

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April 3, 2022
Parts off the sprues and cleaned
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April 3, 2022
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April 3, 2022
Engine painted
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April 3, 2022
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April 3, 2022
Seat and belts done
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April 6, 2022
Ignition wiring
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April 6, 2022
Started painting wooden areas
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April 6, 2022
Cockpit details started
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April 6, 2022
cockpit details
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April 6, 2022
more cockpit details
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April 6, 2022
and some more
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April 7, 2022
ammo on the sides
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April 7, 2022
ammo stack
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April 7, 2022
instrument panel dry fitted
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April 14, 2022
I read from some builds that after putting in the cockpit in the fuselage, the fuse may not fit the lower wing. After some analysis, the cockpit floor has a semicircular cutout that corresponds to a semicircular notch on the bottom wing. In fact, you can fit the cockpit on top of the wing, without the fuselage with no issues
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April 14, 2022
Here are the notches on the cockpit floor
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April 14, 2022
Here, I dry fitted the completed cockpit on the wing bottom, then dry fitted the fuselage halves after. as you can see, the fit is perfect
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April 14, 2022
even on the rear
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April 14, 2022
and the cockpit floor sits flush to the wing bottom
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April 14, 2022
To help align everything perfectly, glue only the rear cockpit brace to the notch on the fuselage half, THEN, dry fit it to the lower wing and wait for it to dry. DONT GLUE THE CURVED SUPPORT BRACES ON THE FUSELAGE!
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April 14, 2022
These are the curved support braces. Don't glue them to the fuselage. I've seen that if you do, they can throw everything out of alignment.
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April 14, 2022
Decals on the instrument panel on
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April 14, 2022
Dry fitted on the cockpit
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April 14, 2022
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April 19, 2022
Fuselage and wings now painted
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April 19, 2022
Believe it or not, this is just dry fitted no glue.
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April 19, 2022
IP glued on. Now to close everything up
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April 19, 2022
Turtle deck on, and the subassemblies now being carefully glued together
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April 19, 2022
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April 19, 2022
Firewall and engine attached to the fuselage
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April 19, 2022
Test fit of the cowling
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April 19, 2022
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April 20, 2022
decals
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April 20, 2022
decals on the fuselage
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April 20, 2022
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April 20, 2022
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April 20, 2022
dry fit of the horizontal stabilizer
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April 20, 2022
landing strut built up
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April 21, 2022
WNW decals are really amazing
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April 21, 2022
Even on a matte surface, after sealing them, they look like painted on
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April 21, 2022
More decal work on the wing struts, landing gear struts….
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April 21, 2022
And wheels
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April 21, 2022
Roundels are on!
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April 21, 2022
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April 30, 2022
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April 30, 2022
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April 30, 2022
Landing gear struts and wing struts on!
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May 7, 2022
Rigging…
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May 7, 2022
Rigging…
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May 7, 2022
Rigging…
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May 8, 2022
Rigging…
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May 8, 2022
Rigging…
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May 8, 2022
Rigging…
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May 8, 2022
Rigging…
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May 8, 2022
And more rigging…
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May 9, 2022
Lewis MG…
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May 9, 2022
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May 9, 2022
Wheel, engine, prop, cowling on.
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Comments

20 3 April 2022, 18:49

6 April 2022, 19:36

Rolf-Dieter Nordmann
Looks really great, just caught a DFW C.V from Wingnut wings when you were already bankrupt what a great model

11 April 2022, 15:25

David Taylor
Coming along nicely.

20 April 2022, 18:16

Mainstream
I'm in.

21 April 2022, 15:37

bughunter
Nice!
A hint for the rigging: the blue line in WNW are aerodynamic RAF wires has _NO_ turnbuckles, but terminals.

30 April 2022, 12:55

RODOLFO NATHANIEL ANGELES
Thanks bughunter for the hint. Yes I know that the wires are aerodynamic, but decided to use silver round monofilament for the rigging

5 May 2022, 11:40

Villiers de Vos
Very nice.

12 May 2022, 04:52

Neuling
Indeed! 👍

12 May 2022, 08:19

Lochsa River
So many great many models tonight!! This is number four....and a great Newsfeed followed....

....clean rigging....just fun to look at....

12 May 2022, 08:52

David Taylor
Nice one.

12 May 2022, 14:22

Rui S
Very well done. A beauty 👍

21 May 2022, 21:24

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Sopwith Pup RNAS

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